CVE-2023-28163
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-06-02 00:00
Modified
2024-08-02 12:30
Severity ?
Summary
When downloading files through the Save As dialog on Windows with suggested filenames containing environment variable names, Windows would have resolved those in the context of the current user. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111, Firefox ESR < 102.9, and Thunderbird < 102.9.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1817768Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-09/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-10/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-11/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
MozillaFirefox
MozillaFirefox ESR
MozillaThunderbird
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